Bruno Grassini

Bruno Grassini was born in Italy. After completing his training at the Vienna Conservatory, he performed many of his most significant roles across Europe and internationally. In the leading role of Luigi Lucheni, he told the story of Empress Elisabeth in the musical “Elisabeth” in Vienna, Berlin, Trieste, Stuttgart, Zurich, as well as on tours throughout Germany and Japan. He portrayed the title role in “Jekyll & Hyde” in Vienna and Cologne, Alfred in “Dance of the Vampires” in Vienna under the direction of Roman Polanski, Anatoly in “Chess”, and Jean-Michel in “La Cage aux Folles”, both on EU tours. Further roles include Judas in “Jesus Christ Superstar”, Andrews in the Swiss production of “Titanic”, Chuck in the European premiere of “Avenue X” in Vienna, Johanna’s father in “Die Päpstin” in Fulda, Marley in “A Christmas Carol” in Essen, and Strelnikov in “Doctor Zhivago” in Gmunden. He also originated roles in several world premieres, including Bilbo Baggins in “The Lord of the Rings” (Berlin, 1998), The Shadow Man in “Ludwig²” (Füssen, 2005), and Landvogt Gessler in “Tell” (Switzerland, 2012). In Regensburg, he became the first German-speaking performer to portray Charles in Stephen Sondheim’s internationally acclaimed musical “Putting It Together.” Discography: In addition to recordings of his musical theatre roles, Bruno Grassini appeared as a guest soloist on the albums “Bella Notte” (Musical Highlights), “Musical Christmas in Vienna”, and “True Love” (Film Songs). In 2010, he released his solo CD “Tra Cielo e Mare.” More information: www.brunograssini.com